Improvement in hay pitchers and stackers



s. B. GILLILAND &- RWAYLAND. Hay Pitcher and Stacker.

Patented Dec. 16,1879.

llllll ll I f i U ITED-STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL B. GILLILAND AND ELI WAYLAND', OF SALISBURY, MISSOURI, ASSIGNORSTO JOHN E. KIRK, HENRY H. \VAYLAND, AND ANDERSON W, TERRILL, OF SAMEPLACE.

lMPROVE MENT IN HAY PITCHERS AND STACKERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 222,583, dated December16, 1879; application filed June 12, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that W6,'SAMUEL B. GILLILAND and ELI WAYLAND, of Salisbury,in the county 'of Ghariton and State of Missouri, have inreference being had to the accom pan yin g drawin gs, and to letters. of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to an improvement upon Patent No. 203,332, of May7, 1878.; and it consists in theconstruction of the rack or fork,whereby the hay is more readily stacked than heretofore, and also in acounter-balance for the said fork, as hereinafter more fully set forth.

1n the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of my improvement. Fig. 2 is aside elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a vertical lateral elevation of theparts below the line Z, Fig. 2; and Fig. 4 is a modification of the rackor fork P.

Let A represent the side, and B the end cross-bars of the base of ourimproved haystacker. Thisframe is further braced by the diagonalcross-bars cc.

D D are two vertical standards at the front of the machine, andc 0 crossbrace-bars.

E E'are inclined side bars extending from the rear of the base-frame toand extending somewhat above and in front of the vertical bars orstandards 1) 'D.

F F are the pivoted elevating-arms which support the fork. This fork iscomposed of the horizontal teeth g, vertical teeth h, and the threecross-bars h t j, including also several.

other details, presently described. The rear bar, h, sets into mortisesformed in projecting ends of the elevating-arms, and also into mortisesin the Wedgeshaped pieces k, these wed ge-shaped pieces being fitted attheir rear ends to the cross-bar j.

' The rear ends of the two. end teeth are also boltedto thesesidepieces, It. All of the horizontal teeth are securely bolted to the crossbar or board h, and the two teeth next to the ends of the series arealso bolted to the elevating-arms. The vertical teeth are all pivoted tothe sides of the horizontal teeth, and are bolted to the bar 1',whereby'they are kept in line. Upon the bar h are two pulley-wheels, ll, and upon the upper ends of the inclined bars of the frame are twopulley-wheels, m. Pulley-wheels n a are also arranged upon the forwardone of the cross-bars B at the sides of the base of the frame. The ropespass from the frame over the pulleys upon the fork-frame, thence overthe pulleys upon upper ends of the inclines, and thence down and aroundthe pulleys upon rear cross-bar, B. hitching horses to these ropes therack with the hay, which has been placed thereon by a rake, 0, may beelevated, and when the horizontal teeth g are set in the angle of aninclined plane,

the hay will be readily pitched in the center of a stack. When, however,these teeth are set vertically and at right angles to the longerhorizontal teeth, the hay will be retained on the fork when the fork iselevated, and hence be taken off by the pitchers fork. The teeth areheld in such. vertical position on the frame and at right angles to thelonger horizontal teeth by buttons q, arranged upon the rear cross-bar,and so as to abutagainst the buttends of the teeth when the said buttonsare turned.

R is a weight suspended by a rope, W, said rope connecting with thefork-frame and passing over a pulley, s, which is mounted in the upperend of an inclined bar, t. This inclined bar is held and braced by thecross-bar a and inclined bars a u. 7 This weight serves as acounter-balance while the load is being raised, and, after the load hasbeen pitched from the elevated fork, causes the same to swing back. Itis evident that after the fork has, in its descent, passed pulley s, theweight will then nearly counterbalance the said fork.

What we claim is-- In a hay or straw stacker and loader, the combinationof the frame A D E, with its upper forward ends provided with pulleys mand its lower forward ends provided with pulleys n, fork g h, pivoted tothe elemting-bars F, hinged to the forward end of the base of the frameA, and its hoisting-ropes, and the oblique or angular bar t, projectingrearwardly from the frame, and having the pulley s, with the weightedrope r, connected to the fork, passing over its pulley, as set forth.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we aflix oursignatures in presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL B. GILLILAND. ELI WAYLAND. Witnesses:

H. H. WAYLAND, F. B. Tnonms.

